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What is pediatric neurosurgery?

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Pediatric neurosurgeons concentrate on the special surgical problems of children involving the brain, spine or peripheral nerves. We care for infants, children, and adolescents, and also help to counsel parents expecting a baby who may have been diagnosed before birth with aneurosurgicalproblem

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